Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Merrill J. Mills (Tug (Towboat), 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Merrill J. Mills
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1872;
Official Number:
17610
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
David McDole
Ownership Notes:
Kean, Patrick E., (1867-1869); Kean, M. B., (1867): Kean, N. A., (1868); Kean, M., (1871-1872);
Master(s):
Boynton, S. R., (1867); Robinson, J. R., (1869); Latreille, W., (1869); Basland, J., (1871-1872): Benett, Morris, (1871-1872);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 121.8' Width/Beam: 20.3' Depth: 10.8'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 152.44
1872
Gross: 198.30
Enrollments/Registration
August 31, 1867
   Port: Port Huron Number: 116 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 5-1-1869
May 1, 1869
   Port: Port Huron Number: 45 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-4-1869
November 4, 1869
   Port: Port Huron Number: 113 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1871
April 10, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 85 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-5-1872
August 5, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 12-30-1880

Next document: (Vessel Foundered)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Merrill J. Mills (1867-1880)
Nationality:
American (1867-1880)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1871, Detroit River, broke her shaft and replaced, $500 loss;
2. 3/00/1872, Amherstburg, Detroit River, caught on fire and burned, repaired, $5, 050 loss;
3. 5/00/1873, Sand Beach, Lake Huron, sank by collision, (Barge, Madilla), and raised, $28, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was lost in 1880;
She was named in honor of the city of Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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